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8x15 Can't Wait

#161
We all know that 1 speaker in a proper enclosure works best - try building something like this:

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#163
billfitzmaurice said:
If you're working with a real touring pro-sound company you won't be able to run them all that loud anyway, because all that accomplishes is to screw up the works with both stage levels and PA/backline balance. You will turn it down. It's not your call, it's the stage manager's. That being the case if you really need something to impress the bejesus out of the kiddies just make your rig along the lines of this:
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one of my bands worked with quite a few major league pro-sound companys on gigs. for outdoor gigs and one gig at the LA sports arena, i was running two SVT heads with two 8x10 cabs, pretty much at full tilt, and they told us to use whatever we wanted that we comfortable with.
 
#165
johnk_10 said:
one of my bands worked with quite a few major league pro-sound companys on gigs. for outdoor gigs and one gig at the LA sports arena, i was running two SVT heads with two 8x10 cabs, pretty much at full tilt, and they told us to use whatever we wanted that we comfortable with.
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+11

yes, professional sound reinforcement companies are use to working with loud acts.
 
#171
johnk_10 said:
one of my bands worked with quite a few major league pro-sound companys on gigs. for outdoor gigs and one gig at the LA sports arena, i was running two SVT heads with two 8x10 cabs, pretty much at full tilt, and they told us to use whatever we wanted that we comfortable with.
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I can't say that I've never been asked to turn down by a professional sound crew. I have never once been told to turn down by a professional sound crew that was top-notch, though. Actually, when I'm being micro-managed by a sound crew and they try to get me to turn down or use their crap DI box instead of my excellent mic, I can always count on the sound in the house being godawful. That's half the reason they interfere...they either don't have enough PA to handle the gig or they can't run sound well enough to deal. Granted, on most of my gigs I'm not turning up very loud at all, but all the best sound companies I've worked with let the band be the band and really only interfere with the band's process if there's something catastrophic about to happen.
 
#173
johnk_10 said:
one of my bands worked with quite a few major league pro-sound companys on gigs. for outdoor gigs and one gig at the LA sports arena, i was running two SVT heads with two 8x10 cabs, pretty much at full tilt, and they told us to use whatever we wanted that we comfortable with.
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Yeah I am not really sure what bands Bill has worked with. When I have stage managed, I would suggest that the guitar or bass was too loud. But usually I would say it diplomatically "our acoustics here make the guitar really stick out if it's a hair too high." etc. I never told anyone they had to turn down. If they were really intent on being that loud, I simply had one less open mic on stage. :smug:

I have had to caution bands that wanted to run several Ampeg SVT's or Mesa Bass 400's alongside triple rectos etc. You cant count on a regular AC circuit for more than 12 amps. You get close to 15 amps and one over enthusiastic unison will trip your breaker.
 
#175
Calaverasgrande said:
Yeah I am not really sure what bands Bill has worked with.
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Most of them. :p
Very few have to be told to reduce their volume; you don't get to the top of the heap by being clueless. Those members who were at all problematic were typically guitar'd players with stacks. Never a problem with any bass players, but that's got a lot to do with almost none of them using more than one 810, with a single 410 being the most commonly used rig. When you've got a million dollar PA there's little reason to use any more than that.
Interestingly there's little difference in levels by genre; metal acts tend to be no louder than country. Idiots in the FOH tend to be more of a problem than the band. But the threat of spending the night in the local lockup, along with a $15k fine, tends to change haughty attitudes in a hurry.
 
#176
JimmyM said:
I can't say that I've never been asked to turn down by a professional sound crew. I have never once been told to turn down by a professional sound crew that was top-notch, though. Actually, when I'm being micro-managed by a sound crew and they try to get me to turn down or use their crap DI box instead of my excellent mic, I can always count on the sound in the house being godawful. That's half the reason they interfere...they either don't have enough PA to handle the gig or they can't run sound well enough to deal. Granted, on most of my gigs I'm not turning up very loud at all, but all the best sound companies I've worked with let the band be the band and really only interfere with the band's process if there's something catastrophic about to happen.
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Wow man, that's macho!:D
 

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